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For 25 years, Concrete Decor has promoted products that impart color and texture to concrete. Editorially, the magazine’s focus on quality workmanship rewards product manufacturers and those who use the product for their tireless efforts to improve and maintain quality standards. Today, as a result, new and old concrete surfaces […]
I’m hoping this 25th anniversary edition of Concrete Decor is a welcome surprise for everyone. For some of you, Concrete Decor started arriving in mailboxes in January 2001. For those who have never seen a copy of Concrete Decor and like what it offers, take a gander at www.concretedecor.net once […]
For decorative concrete enthusiasts, the Decorative Concrete LIVE space outdoors at the annual World of Concrete show has become a ‘need to see’ part of the annual pilgrimage to the desert, with this year being no exception. This year became the ninth year, Concrete Decor hosted this event, together with […]
Kicking off March 2024, the first in a series of FirmeCrete product training events took place in Austin, Texas. It’s the location for new manufacturing of FirmeCrete products to improve access to these new products. Contractors from across Texas and as far away as Minneapolis, Minn. attended this technical training event. And, as usual, FirmeCrete product demonstrations did not disappoint.
For many of you, the journey to Las Vegas for the annual WOC show is not an easy one. Weather around the country never fails to be an issue. Getting the Concrete Decor RoadShow trailer and materials for our Decorative Concrete LIVE! sponsors to Vegas was another one for the […]
Estimating for a concrete project is a must for virtually every type of concrete project. It’s also one of the most time-consuming jobs in running a successful business. The phone rings, the receptionist answers the call. A friendly dialog ensues, and the receptionist takes down the person’s name, number, and […]
Believe it or not, the traditional workwear of the painting and decorating trade has always been white pants and shirts. Some may ask, why on earth would a contractor wear white clothing on the job site? Well, the answer is simple. A professional painter should get very little paint on […]
Adjusting for inflation in an uncertain economic time requires a hard look at materials and processes. At Concrete Decor, we’ve taken a closer look at some of these offerings and would like to share our findings. More recently, we’ve sampled various garage-floor coating systems, particularly metallic and vinyl-chip systems. We […]
Although often said, it always surprises me when contractors say they can’t find good laborers — people who want to work. Or, put another way, people who want to learn a trade, especially one like decorative concrete. I find every aspect of this trade fascinating. On any given construction project, […]
Dear Decorative Concrete Enthusiasts, Please allow me to share a little Thanksgiving perspective: Thank goodness for Thanksgiving! That’s a bit of an overstatement, wouldn’t you say? I mean, WOW! What more could 2020 have up its sleeve? I’m just thankful the year is almost over. Riots, the media, a pandemic, […]
